Kubuntu Problems

I have dabbled with Linux off and on for some time now. I always have had a problem with the interface as I could never figure out what to put next or what to click. I heard from a friend that Kubuntu has a easy to use interface so I tried to put it on a computer I put together with all new parts. I get about 25% complete and it quits and tells me it has a problem with either the CD, CD-player or hard drive. Like I said everything is brand new out-of-the-package and I cleaned the Install CD. Is this a normal occurrence and is there something I can do? I do get to the desktop but none of the hardware has been setup. It is a mini-PC with Intel 945GC board and Intel Atom Dual Core CPU. The atom is not the fastest processor that Intel has made as the setup, as far as it goes, is a lot slower than when I have loaded XP on the same type of machine. Any help would be appreciated.

Many of the installation problems can be traced to a faulty installation
disk.
You might try recording at the slowest speed possible. Active Iso Burner is
a free Windows program that does a good job. Just set the speed to 1x. I'm
writing this on an Acer Aspire One (with the Atom processor) and using Linux
Mint 7. Mint seems to be the closest Ubuntu derivative that is similar to
Windows.

Yes, it is a netbook. It has 1GB memory and 160GB HDD. It came with
Windows XP and I made a triple boot setup using LInux Mint 7 (8 is now the
latest version) and EEebuntu. The XP has approx 60 GB, the Linux Mint has
80 and the EEebuntu has about 20.
I used two 8GB flash drives to install both the Linux Mint and the EEebuntu.
You can create the Bootable flash drive from the standard .iso file using
Unetbootin from Source Forge. It's free and here's the link (below). It
works much better than a USB CD drive. Just remember to set your boot
options to USB to make sure it's picked up in the boot cycle.
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Toolbox ubuntu-lOkay, let's pull this request. I have downloaded Mint 7 and Mint 8 (32-Bit) from several different locations and all I get from EVERY one of them is "Error loading operating system." I think I will stick with Windows as I have never had any kind of luck with Linux. Thanks for all your inputs but I have tried every suggestion with the same error.

Thomas,
I bought a tested install CD of Ubuntu off ebay and it works great. I would say spend $10.00. I have had issues installing Linux systems with CDs or DVDs that I tried to make myself. The one I had the best luck with making my own install DVD was with Open Susie. The trick is to make sure it burns as a bootup dvd. Is your BIOS set to boot first from the DVD?
Nordite.

Toolbox ubuntu-lI am really trying to make this Linux work. I downloaded Mandriva to a flash drive. I used the defective CD copy of Kubuntu I bought on Ebay to just get a desktop. The flash drive does not boot the pc. Since I have Mandriva on flash drive, how do I make it install if it doesn't boot on its own? Windows has an .exe file to start the process but nothing on Mandriva makes it install. I clicked everything. How can I load any Linux os when it doesn't boot the pc? I went ahead and put XP on the system I was working on when I first posted this so this is exact same system but a different pc. Thank you for any assistance given.

You need to go into the bios to set the boot order. You do that
before the PC even boots. Right after you first turn the computer on
you need to press either DEL, F8, or some key, it depends on your
computer. There should be a message that flashes on the screen that
will tell you what key to press right after you turn it on. The
message might only flash on the screen for a second, so watch for
it. Then when you get into the BIOS, you tell it the boot order...
the order of what to check... like cd drive, usb, hard drive, etc.
After that, just save the BIOS settings and let the PC boot. Of
course make sure the flash drive is plugged into the usb port.
Did you actually burning an image to the flash drive? It's an iso
file, so you cant just copy the file, you need to burn the image.
It's basically a compressed file and is uncompressed when its
created. You will see a few files and folders, not just 1 file. I
don't think windows can do that, you might need to download a free
program that can burn images.

You have to use the following to create a bootable flash drive from the
downloaded .iso file.
I used an 8GB flash drive to install the Linux Mint. You can create the
Bootable flash drive from the standard .iso file using Unetbootin from
Source Forge. It's free and here's the link (below). It works much better
than a USB CD drive. Just remember to set your boot options to USB to make
sure it's picked up in the boot cycle.
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

In the Bios of your machine, you should be able to set the boot order. In
your case, I would suggest USB drive, cdrom, and then hard drive. I to have
had some of your troubles with disk only going part way and stop working.
For some reason Ubuntu and its derivates tend to be more prone to that
problem, that being said I am still partial to Linux Mint ( try an older
version if 8 does not work). I would also suggest you go here and select the
desktop/gui you like http://pclinuxos.com/?page_id=10 .

Toolbox ubuntu-lOkay everybody, I got it done. I finally used a flash drive with Kubuntu on it and remix to boot it. I will be able to use this pen drive for all loads of Kubuntu in the future. Thanks to everyone and chalk this one up as a success.

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